Brett Favre revealed he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease while testifying before Congress on welfare reform on Tuesday.
Favre has actually spoken about his health issues. TMZ Sports The outlet said Wednesday that it had been asked not to leak the information but had received permission to publish an interview with the Pro Football Hall of Famer this week.
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre prepares to throw the ball after stumbling during a game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on September 10, 2006. (Mark Hoffman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The Super Bowl winning quarterback detailed his meetings with doctors.
“I've seen five specialists, and they all said, first of all, it doesn't matter where you get the injury,” Favre said. “You get the injury, it doesn't heal. But if you want to know, they all said the same thing: If your family has never had an injury, and I don't have anybody in my family who has had injuries on either side, look for head injuries first. Oh, I've written a book on head injuries.”
Favre was diagnosed in January but said his symptoms were mild at the time, and a doctor asked him why he wanted to get tested.
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre gives instructions during a game against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on November 18, 2007. (Jeff Hanisch-USA Today Sports)
“I had two episodes that lasted for about a year. I consider them mild. I was doing something and noticed my right arm wouldn't move. I thought, 'What's wrong?' I put my arm down and walked my way. I forgot about it and it was there again. That went on for a year.”
“Not long after I first noticed it, I realized I’m right-handed and I have no problems with strength in both hands and arms, but even though I’m right-handed, I’ll have a screwdriver and you’ll think I can screw something in because I’m right-handed, but I end up having to operate it with my left hand.
“But really the weirdest thing was wearing long-sleeved shirts and jackets. I tried to get my right arm through the hole, but I couldn't get it through. I could feel my arm. I had the strength. But I just couldn't move my arm properly, and that was the most frustrating thing.”
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre holds up Greg Jennings after breaking the NFL career touchdown pass record during a game against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome in Minneapolis on September 30, 2007. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network)
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He eventually went to get tested and was diagnosed with the disease, he said.
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